Fence



S. YARLOT.

FENCE.

Patented May 4, 1886.

UNITED STATES sooTT rARLoT,

PATENT OFFICE.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No, 341,118, dated May 4-, 1886.

Application filed September 11, 1885.

To aZZ whom it may concern..-

Be it known that I, Soo'rr YARLOT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Ney, in the county of Defiance and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fences; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in'the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to fences, and has for its obj eot to produce a fence simple and cheap in construction, strong and durable in use, portable, and admitting of adjustment to ine' qualities in the ground, easy to put together and take apart, and admitting of one piece being replaced by another when necessary from any cause; and to such ends the inven tion consists in the construction and the combination of parts hereinafter particularly de-' scribed, and pointed out in the claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming a part thereof, and in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of a fence consisting partly of a picket and partly of a rail fence to indicate two forms of fencing to which the invention may be applied, the left side of the figure showing how a corner is turned and the right how two uprights of adjoining sections are connected together, the extreme right showing only a part of a section of the fence. Fig 2 is a horizontal section through the upper portion of the fence, showing the formation of the loops to the bindingwires. Figs. 3 and 4 are detail views of parts of the uprights and cross-sills, and Fig. 5 a detail of loop and brace wire used at a corner of the fence.

In the drawings, the letter A. designates the uprights of the fence, and B the longitudinal rails or panels, and may be of either the picket or running-board class, and G the base ties, sills, or supports, which preferably rest upon top of the ground. \Vherever the up rights and the cross base ties or sills meet the base ties or sills are formed with gains a, so as to receive the lower ends of the uprights and edges of the longitudinal rails or panels, the ends of the uprights being formed with recesses 12 in their edges, so that a portion of the uprights will bear against the side of the base ties or sills, as illustrated. By this con- Serial No. 176,815. (No model.)

struetion the uprights, base-ties, and longitudinal bars are braced against lateral strain and prevented from slipping sidewise and g moving lengthwise. I

The base-ties and uprights are held together by wires and passed through perforations in the uprights at any desired point, but preferably near the upper rail, and then through perforations in the base-ties, near opposite ends, and then bound by twisting upon themselves. lVhere the wire passes through the upright, it is passed around one edge of the upright, and' then through the hole with its ends running in opposite directions, so as to form loops 0, as clearly illustrated in Fig. 2.

The fence is made in sections, and where the uprights of the adjoining sections come together the wire is passed through the hole in the upright of one section and from thence through the hole inthe upright of the other section, with its ends passing through the latter in opposite directions, so as to form a loop, cl, corresponding to loop 0, except that it is larger and loops the two uprights together. At the same points-that is, where the two sections join-the meeting edges of the two uprights, at their lower ends, are both formed with recesses 11, so that both uprights will fit in the gain of the base-sill with one upright bearing against one side and the other against the opposite side of the base-sill. This forms a very close and strong union between the two sections. The sections are preferably arranged so that the ends of the longitudinal bars extending beyond the uprights of the sections will lap the uprights on opposite sides of the fence.

Each section of the fence is preferably formed with an upright between its ends, as illustrated in the middle section of Fig. 1, so as to afford additional strength to the fence. The sections may be provided with a top board, E, as illustrated in the middle section of Fig. 1, or without it, as illustrated in the section to the right thereof, as desired.

lVhere the fence turns a corner, the sections are connected together by wires F, passed through holes in the adjoining uprights of the two sections at the upper and lower ends of the uprights, and secured by twisting upon themselves. The wire D is then passed around the upper wire F, so as to loop around it, and

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is secured to thebase-sill, as in the other parts already described. This way of passing the wire D around the wireF forms a strong connection between the two parts and'support for the wire D, and the latter assists in preventing the turned section from swinging out of place and steadies it in its position.

The wires D can be shifted so as to make one end longer than the other, and thus per mit the base-ties to be set to conform to the fall of the ground by cutting the gains and recesses to the desired angle, as will be clearly understood by persons of ordinary intelligence and skill.

The fence so constructed can be placed whereever desired without digging into the ground; it can be readily moved from one place to another when found necessary; it can be quickly and easily put together and taken apart; it is strong and durable in use, and one base-sill can readily be replaced by another when necessary from any cause, and it is cheap to produce.

It is obvious that the size and kind of materials used may be selected to suit the circumstances of any case, and that the invention is not confined to the exact proportions or locations of the parts, as illustrated. Obvious changes can be made without departing from the invention.

If so desired, in a stationary fence, instead of using two uprights where the sections meet only one may be used, and, if preferred, the fastenings F and D, shown'as used at the turn in the fence, may also be used at the points where the other fastenings are employed, and

is embraced within the scope of the invention. Having described my invention and set forth its merits, what I claim is 1. In a fence, the combination of the crosssill formed with a gain, the two uprights fitting edge to edge and recessed at their lower ends on their adjoining edges,and fitting into the gain and bearing against opposite sides of the sill, and the wire D, passed through a hole in one upright, and thence in opposite directions through a hole in the adjoining upright, and thence downward and connected to opposite ends of the cross sill, as shown, whereby said wire is caused to bind said two uprights together, and also to brace the connection between the uprights and cross-sill, substantially as described.

2. In a fence, the combination of the crosssill formed with a gain, thelower rail fitting in the gain of the sill, the upright recessed at its lower end and fitting into the gain and bearing against the side of the sill, wire loops F, passed through holes in uprights of two sections of the fence, and the wire D, looped around the upper wire loop and connected to the cross-sill on opposite sides of the fence, substantially as described.

3. In a fence, the combination of a cross-sill, two uprights of adjoining sections of the fence connected together by wire loops, and a wire looped around one of said loops and having its ends connected to the sill on opposite sides of the fence, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

SCOTT YARLOT.

WVitnesses:

CHARLES A. BOWERSOX, R. L. STARR. 

